Chapter Summaries

During Minato Namikaze’s bell test, he targeted Karin to see whether Naruto and Sasuke would protect their teammate, but Karin evaded his grab and reached for a bell. Minato realized she was using Observation Haki, a technique Kaze had taught her.

• Minato Namikaze reflected on how Kaze had trained Naruto, Sasuke, and Karin according to their individual strengths.
• Minato Namikaze decided to attack Karin to test whether Naruto and Sasuke would come to her aid.
• Sasuke charged Minato Namikaze with Lightning Release Chakra Mode after seeing him target Karin, while Naruto rushed in to grab the bells.
• Minato Namikaze reached for Karin, but she stepped aside and moved within reach of the bells.
• Minato Namikaze realized Karin had predicted his movements with Observation Haki, a technique she had learned from Kaze.

Kakashi realized Karin had used Observation Haki to predict Minato Namikaze’s movements and grab the first bell. Her move startled Minato and let Naruto take the second bell, while Sasuke struck Minato’s mask and sent him flying; Minato recovered and considered the team’s performance.

• Kakashi watched Naruto, Sasuke, and Karin’s skills and was stunned when Karin anticipated Minato Namikaze’s movements.
• Kaze explained that Karin had learned Observation Haki, which let her sense Minato’s actions within ten meters.
• Karin caught the first bell, briefly freezing Minato and creating an opening for Naruto and Sasuke to attack.
• Naruto grabbed the second bell while Sasuke’s punch struck Minato’s crossed arms and sent him flying into the woods.
• Naruto and Karin each held a bell, and Minato, unharmed, began assessing the three genin’s performance.

Kakashi and Kaze reflected on the extraordinary strength of Naruto, Sasuke, and Karin after they defeated Minato Namikaze in the bell test. Minato recovered from Sasuke’s punch and returned to announce the results, leaving Sasuke puzzled by his opponent’s apparent lack of injury.

• Kakashi recognized that Zero’s techniques resembled the Fourth Hokage’s and marveled at how Naruto, Sasuke, and Karin had overwhelmed him.
• Kaze accepted Kakashi’s description of him as a monster among monsters and considered how Karin’s new abilities could make her exceptionally powerful.
• Minato Namikaze found that both bells were gone and admitted that the three Genin’s teamwork and strength had surprised him.
• Naruto worried that Sasuke’s punch had killed Teacher Zero, while Sasuke admitted he had held back and Karin hesitated over whether to treat him.
• Minato returned to the group to announce the test results, and Sasuke wondered why his punch had left no visible injury.

Minato Namikaze explained that the bell test was meant to assess teamwork and whether the candidates cherished their companions. He failed Naruto, Sasuke, and Karin as Genin but offered them another chance.

• Naruto worried that Sasuke would be eliminated, while Sasuke fretted over failing to prove his strength against Minato Namikaze.
• Minato Namikaze revealed that the two-bell test was designed to make the candidates see one another as competitors and test their teamwork.
• Minato Namikaze asked Naruto whether he would kill Sasuke for promotion, prompting Naruto to recognize that he had treated Sasuke and Karin as rivals rather than companions.
• Minato Namikaze explained that those who abandon companions are worse than trash and declared that all three candidates had failed.
• Naruto collapsed in shock as Minato Namikaze offered them another chance.

Naruto, Sasuke, and Karin passed Minato Namikaze’s bell test and became Genin. Minato then visited Kaze, who asked him to hand over the Nine-Tails, while Sasuke’s desire to join the Anbu and find Itachi remained unresolved.

• Minato Namikaze gave Naruto, Sasuke, and Karin a second chance, and they cooperated to take his bells and pass the test.
• Minato Namikaze told the three new Genin to rest before beginning missions the next day, while Sasuke remained focused on joining the Anbu and bringing Itachi back.
• Kaze stopped watching the test through the Clairvoyance Jutsu, and Kakashi praised the strength of Konoha’s young ninja before leaving the office.
• Minato Namikaze used the Flying Thunder God Technique to appear in Kaze’s office after Kakashi had left.
• Minato Namikaze thanked Kaze for Naruto’s growth and raised concerns about the intensity of the training and Sasuke’s fixation on Itachi.
• Kaze said he would not let anyone threaten Konoha and asked Minato Namikaze to hand over the Nine-Tails.

Minato Namikaze agreed to transfer the Nine-Tails to Kaze, and the group prepared a secret sealing ritual at Naka Shrine. Minato began opening his seal, leaving the Nine-Tails starting to emerge as it resisted being placed inside an Uchiha.

• Minato Namikaze accepted Kaze's proposal to release the Nine-Tails and seal it into Kaze.
• Kaze brought Minato Namikaze, Uchiha Kiyoshi, Uchiha Setsuna, and Orochimaru to Naka Shrine and guarded the area with barriers and Shadow Clones.
• Uchiha Kiyoshi and Uchiha Setsuna prepared the sealing technique under Minato Namikaze's guidance.
• The Nine-Tails objected to being sealed inside Kaze because it distrusted the Uchiha, but Minato Namikaze stood by his decision.
• Minato Namikaze opened the Eight Trigrams Seal, and red Chakra began emerging from his abdomen as Kiyoshi and Setsuna braced themselves.

Kaze used his Mangekyō Sharingan to control the rampaging Nine-Tails during its extraction from Minato Namikaze. Kiyoshi and Setsuna survived the beast’s attacks, but Kiyoshi was badly injured.

• The Yin Nine-Tails burst from Minato Namikaze and formed its enormous body, overwhelming Kiyoshi, Setsuna, and Orochimaru with its power.
• Kiyoshi tried to endure the Nine-Tails’ palm strike with Iron Body: Steel, but the blow buried him in the ground and broke several ribs.
• Setsuna cast Genjutsu with his Three-Tomoe Sharingan, but the Nine-Tails ignored him and prepared to punch him.
• Kaze used his Mangekyō Sharingan to control the Nine-Tails and stop its fist before it struck Setsuna.
• The Nine-Tails lifted its palm from Kiyoshi, revealing his injuries, while Setsuna recognized that Kaze had subdued the beast as Madara Uchiha once had.

Kaze controlled the rampaging Yin Nine-Tails while Minato Namikaze prepared a seal on Kaze’s body. Kaze completed the sealing and absorbed the Nine-Tails, leaving him with the power of a Tailed Beast.

• Kiyoshi and Setsuna recovered from the Nine-Tails’ attacks and recognized how Kaze’s Mangekyō Genjutsu had restrained it.
• Kaze told Minato Namikaze to hurry with the sealing before anyone at the Uchiha Compound noticed the disturbance.
• Minato Namikaze used the Flying Thunder God Technique to reach Kaze and inscribed the Eight Trigrams Seal on his abdomen.
• Kaze controlled the Nine-Tails and made it press its body against the sealing formula.
• The seal devoured the Yin Nine-Tails while Kiyoshi, Setsuna, Orochimaru, and Minato Namikaze watched.

Kaze sealed the Nine-Tails and entered his inner world to confront it, hoping to reconcile and use its power fully. The Nine-Tails rejected his offer of friendship and cursed at him.

• Kaze sealed the Nine-Tails with the Eight Trigrams Seal, and Orochimaru and Minato Namikaze praised his strength.
• Minato Namikaze believed Kaze could become a better Jinchuriki than Killer B and slumped to the ground.
• Kaze entered his inner world and decided that reconciling with the Nine-Tails would let him use its Chakra more completely.
• The Nine-Tails threatened to kill Kaze, everyone named Uchiha, and destroy his village.
• Kaze told the Nine-Tails he wanted to be friends, but it responded with furious curses.

Kaze explained to the Nine-Tails that he had controlled and sealed him because he wanted them to become friends, but the Nine-Tails rejected his justification and grew even angrier. Back in the real world, Kaze planned to visit Turtle Island to obtain Golden Body Mode, while the gathered ninja questioned what had happened at Naka Shrine.

• Kaze told the Nine-Tails he had sealed him partly to protect him from Madara Uchiha and the Akatsuki, but the Nine-Tails accused him of wanting his power and refused to forgive him.
• Kaze left the Nine-Tails raging in his mental world and returned to reality in a better mood.
• Kaze decided to travel to Turtle Island in Kumogakure to use its ancient ruins to control the Nine-Tails Chakra and unlock Golden Body Mode.
• Dozens of ninja arrived at Naka Shrine after hearing the commotion, and Kiyoshi claimed that he, Minato Namikaze, Orochimaru, and Setsuna had lost a spar with the Hokage.

White Zetsu reported that Kaze had become the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, alarming Obito and Black Zetsu as they feared Kaze had taken the beast from Naruto. They learned that Kaze had instead used Orochimaru’s Impure World Reincarnation to revive Minato Namikaze and recover the Yin half of the Nine-Tails, leaving Black Zetsu to suspect it had all been part of Kaze’s plan.

• White Zetsu escaped from Naka Shrine and returned to Obito with news about Kaze.
• White Zetsu told Obito that Kaze had become the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, making Obito and Black Zetsu fear he had taken the beast from Naruto.
• White Zetsu clarified that Kaze had obtained the Yin half of the Nine-Tails from Minato Namikaze, not Naruto.
• Black Zetsu deduced that Orochimaru had used Impure World Reincarnation to revive Minato and return the Nine-Tails Chakra from the Death God's Stomach.
• Black Zetsu concluded that Kaze's decision to bring Orochimaru back to Konoha might have been part of a larger plan.

Black Zetsu deduced that Kaze had planned for years to become the Nine-Tails' Jinchuriki and believed Turtle Island held the key to mastering its power. He and Obito saw Kaze's likely trip there as a chance to capture Yugito Nii and exploit Kumogakure's hostility toward Kaze.

• Black Zetsu concluded that Kaze had revived Minato Namikaze to release the Nine-Tails sealed inside him and become its Jinchuriki.
• Black Zetsu recalled that Kaze had demanded Turtle Island from Kumogakure six years earlier and connected the demand to Kaze's plans for the Nine-Tails.
• Obito was stunned by the news that Kaze had revived Minato, then recalled Kaze's earlier demand for Turtle Island.
• Black Zetsu reasoned that Kaze would go to Turtle Island to master the Nine-Tails' power, temporarily leaving Konoha.
• Black Zetsu proposed taking advantage of Kaze's absence to seize Yugito Nii, and Obito began considering a plan involving Kumogakure's hatred of Kaze.

After arranging for Orochimaru to return to the Technical Development Bureau, Kaze considered traveling to Turtle Island with Kiyoshi and Yamato to obtain the Nine-Tails’ Chakra. When he returned to his villa, he discovered an unfamiliar girl inside and froze at how familiar she looked.

• Kaze sent Orochimaru back with Kiyoshi and Setsuna, spoke with Minato Namikaze, and headed home.
• Kaze planned to bring Kiyoshi and Yamato to Turtle Island, since Kiyoshi’s awakened Mori Mori no Mi and Yamato’s Wood Release could protect him while he faced the Nine-Tails.
• Kaze sensed an unknown person in his brightly lit villa and secretly approached the second-floor living room with a Kunai.
• Tama greeted Kaze, and the frightened intruder stumbled onto the carpet when she saw him.
• Kaze recognized the intruder as a young girl whose appearance felt incredibly familiar.

Kaze discovered that Tama had brought Nico Robin from the One Piece world into his home. After using Sharingan Genjutsu to confirm Robin’s identity and learn her history, he found out Tama had rescued her from a restaurant owner who planned to turn her over to the Marines.

• Tama nuzzled Kaze, easing his tension, and he put away his kunai before stroking her.
• Kaze used Sharingan Genjutsu to control the uninvited girl and asked for her identity.
• The girl revealed that she was Nico Robin, shocking Kaze with the discovery that Tama had brought back a person from another world.
• Kaze made Robin recount her life, confirming her birth in Ohara, her archaeological training, and her survival of the Buster Call.
• Kaze learned that Robin had been exploited at a restaurant and that its owner had tied her up and contacted the Marines.
• Tama had smashed the restaurant and brought Robin to Kaze.

Kaze learned that Tama had rescued Robin, a hungry and thirsty girl from another world, and brought her to his home. After Robin recovered from Kaze’s Genjutsu, he introduced himself and offered her a place to stay, leaving her in Konoha under his protection.

• Kaze learned from Robin’s memories that Tama had found her hungry in a forest, fed her, and brought her to the Uchiha Compound.
• Kaze teased Tama for caring for Robin while never boiling hot water for him, then forgave her after she blinked innocently.
• Kaze dispelled the Genjutsu on Robin, leaving her exhausted and unable to stand.
• Robin told Kaze her name and said Tama had brought her to the house, while hiding how she had met Tama.
• Kaze introduced himself as Uchiha Kazekage, explained that he was Konoha’s Naruto, and offered Robin a place to stay.

Kaze let Robin stay at his home, then spoke with Sasuke, who came to ask to join the Anbu. Kaze questioned whether Sasuke sought the position to protect Konoha or find Itachi, then tested Sasuke’s strength by trapping him in a genjutsu.

• Robin accepted Kaze’s offer to stay, and he prepared a room and clean clothes for her.
• Sasuke came to Kaze’s home near midnight and formally asked to join the Anbu.
• Kaze asked whether Sasuke’s father, Fugaku, knew about his request, and Sasuke admitted he had not told him.
• Kaze asked whether Sasuke wanted to protect Konoha or find Itachi, and warned that he would not assign Sasuke a mission to capture Itachi.
• Kaze activated his Mangekyō Sharingan and tested Sasuke’s ability to resist genjutsu.
• Kaze trapped Sasuke in a genjutsu where the ground became a sea and vines pinned him to a cross.

Kaze trapped Sasuke in a Mangekyo genjutsu to show him how outmatched he was and warn him against facing Itachi prematurely. He then revealed that he expected Sasuke to become Hokage, leaving Sasuke shocked and excited about the future Kaze described.

• Kaze trapped Sasuke in his Genjutsu World, where Sasuke could not escape or resist his control.
• Kaze released Sasuke and warned that Itachi could defeat him with genjutsu, explaining that Zero would protect him from Itachi.
• Sasuke asked why Kaze had refused to let him join the Anbu, and Kaze said his expectations for Sasuke went beyond surpassing Itachi.
• Kaze told Sasuke he believed Sasuke was better suited than Naruto to become Hokage, leaving Sasuke stunned.
• Kaze advised Sasuke to remain a Genin, earn village contributions, and advance through the ranks until Kaze could support him as the Sixth Hokage.

Kaze convinced Sasuke to focus on the upcoming Chunin Exams instead of joining the Anbu, then considered how Robin could fit into life in Konoha. Robin asked Kaze to help her find work, and he offered her a position as his assistant.

• Kaze told Sasuke that the Chunin Exams were two months away and urged him to complete eight missions and prepare for them.
• Sasuke decided to set aside his desire to join the Anbu and vowed to shine in the Chunin Exams.
• Kaze decided Robin would be better off staying with him than attending the Ninja Academy.
• Robin made Kaze breakfast and asked him to find her a job so she could pay for her living costs and help with the household.
• Kaze offered Robin a job as his assistant, where she could handle Konoha's clerical work while he helped her develop the Flower-Flower Fruit.

Kaze offered Robin clerical work in Konoha and explained the village and Naruto World's history and politics, while concealing that she was in another world. Robin decided to hide her past and resolved to grow stronger so she could protect Konoha from the Marines.

• Kaze offered Robin a clerical job, and she eagerly accepted so she could earn her keep while learning about the Land of Fire's history.
• Kaze showed Robin around Konoha and explained its ninja clans, police system, and political landscape.
• Robin asked about the Marines and World Government, and Kaze pretended he had never heard of them before describing the Daimyo and the five major powers.
• Robin concluded that Konoha's isolation would keep her safe, decided to conceal her identity, and planned to claim pirates had killed her parents.
• As villagers greeted and thanked Kaze, Robin resolved to become stronger and protect Konoha from the World Government's forces.

Kaze brought Robin to the Hokage Building and arranged for her to work with Kakashi. After learning that Tazuna had come to request an escort mission, Kaze began considering a plan involving the Land of Waves and Gato's wealth.

• Kaze recognized Tazuna in the Hokage Building and realized the bridge builder had come from the Land of Waves to request a mission.
• Kaze introduced Robin to Kakashi and asked him to arrange document-sorting work for her, reassuring him about her background with his Sharingan.
• Kaze told Kakashi to arrange a trip to Turtle Island, planning to return in about a week.
• Kakashi explained that Tazuna was seeking ninja to escort him back to the Land of Waves.
• Kaze considered targeting Gato, who had controlled the Land of Waves' shipping and accumulated considerable wealth.